Huayi Brothers’ Painted Skin 2: Resurrection (画皮2) will premiere in Chengdu, Sichuan on June 15th. Worldwide release of the film will be on June 28th. The movie features a love triangle storyline involving the characters portrayed by Chen Kun (陈坤), Zhao Wei (赵薇) and Zhou Xun (周迅), and the main plot focuses upon a war which takes place between an army led by Chen Kun’s character and a country named Sirius. Director Wu Ershan (乌尔善) said he hoped to present a mysterious nation that possesses its own unique cultural and religious beliefs. Actors were required to speak in a new hybrid Sanskrit language created by Wu Ershan.

A New Dream of An Affectionate Butterflies is the ending theme song of CTS’s 1993 TV serial of Justice Bao (包青天) starring Kenny Ho (何家劲) as Zhan Zhao (展昭) and Jin Chao Qun (金超群) as Bao Qing Tian (包青天). The lyric of the song was based on the a poem titled Chuang Tzu and the Butterfly (莊周夢蝶) by a famous poet Li Bai (李白, 701 – 762 CE) during the Tang Dynasty era (唐朝, 618 CE to 907 CE).Continue reading “Michael Huang – A New Dream of An Affectionate Butterflies”

Four years after the box office blockbuster Ip Man (葉問), producer Wong Bak-Ming (黃百鳴) and director Wilson Yip (葉偉信) are set to shoot its third installment at the end of this year. The latest sequel will focus on the master-disciple relationship between Ip Man and kung-fu megastar Bruce Lee (李小龍). It will be filmed in 3D format. Donnie Yen (甄子丹) will once again play as Ip Man. The role of Bruce Lee has yet to be decided.

It has been more than two years since Wong Kar-Wai’s (王家衛) the Grandmasters (一代宗師) finished filming. Just recently, Fang Zedong Film announced December 18th as the official release date. It is also announced by Wild Bunch film distributor that the Grandmasters will not participate in this year’s Cannes Film Festival, Venice and Toronto Film Festivals. The Grandmasters has been 13 years in the making. Wong Kar-Wai discussed the film project with Jeffrey Lau (劉鎮偉) as early as 1997 and in 2001 he began to write the script. Continue reading “The Grandmasters Release Date”

Director Gordon Chan’s (陈嘉) adaptation of the Four Marshals (四大名捕) by Wen Rui’an (溫瑞安) will be unveiled at Beijing International Film Festival on April 23rd. The Four Marshals features Liu YiFei (刘亦菲) as Heartless (无情), Deng Chao (邓超) as Cold Blooded (冷血), Collin Chou (邹兆龙) as Metal Hand (铁手), and Ronald Cheng (郑中基) as Life Chaser (追命). Set during China’s Northern Song Dynasty, the film is about four detectives with unique professional skills. In the film, Liu YiFei takes on the role of a man in the original novel, who has affinity with animals. The film’s co-stars include Anthony Wong (黄秋生), Sheren Tang (邓萃雯) and Jiang YiYan (江一燕).

The Assassins is the new English title for Bronze Sparrow Pavilion (铜雀台). The cast and stars for the Assassins will be at the Beijing International Film Festival on April 23rd to promote the upcoming October release of the movie. The Assassins features Chow Yun Fat (周潤發) as the famous strategist Cao Cao (曹操) of the Three Kingdoms period. Cao Cao built the structure known as the Bronze Sparrow Pavilion, upon which lived a large number of beautiful women, singing and dancing just for him. Director Zhao LinShan (赵林山) mentioned the film will focus on Cao Cao’s later life, including his military affairs, love and relationship with his sons.

First trailer of the Last Supper (王的盛宴) is released to promote its upcoming mainland China nationwide premier on July 5th. The Last Supper is based on the well-known historical event the HongMen Banquet, which took place in 206 BCE. The film is directed by Lu Chuan (陸川) and starring Daniel Wu (吳彥祖) as Xiang Yu in addition to Liu Ye (劉燁) as Liu Bang. Lu Chuan mentioned that the Last Supper is not about the event on the Hong Gate Banquet, but it’s rather revolved the fate of the group of people. Produced by the China Film Group, Stellar Mega Films Ltd., and Emperor Motion Pictures, and it is regarded as one of the most anticipated period drama of the year. Continue reading “The Last Supper Trailer Released”

Bronze Sparrow Pavilion is a mainland China’s Changchun Film Studio production featuring directorial debut of Zhao Lin-Shan. The majority of the filming was done in Hebei, which just recently completed. The script is written by renowned Chinese director Zhang YiMou, the writer for Hero, the House of Flying Daggers and Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles. Bronze Sparrow Pavilion is a historical romance film revolves around a love story between Cao Cao, a renowned warlord during the Three Kingdoms era, and a beautiful young woman named Ling Ju. According to Zhao Lin-Shan, the character of Ling Ju was inspired by the recent discovery of a young woman’s bones in the newly excavated of Cao Cao’s tomb in Henan Province. Continue reading “Bronze Sparrow Pavillion Finished Filming”